Canada to ban social media for kids under 16

Canada is set to ban social media for children under 16, in a move similar to Australia's historic law.Announced by the Canadian government on Wednesday, the proposed Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34) aims to reduce online harms to children and hold social media and AI chatbot companies responsible for addressing such harms, citing child sexual exploitation, cyberbullying, self-harm, and the impact on mental health.SEE ALSO:'You're always on': Warnings from the front lines of the teen mental hea